The trade season is not done. A lot of folks consider the non-waiver deadline as the end of the trade season, but with the proliferation of salaries and the extra wild card, the August 31st trade deadline comes with a lot more significance. In recent days, we’ve seen quite a few relievers move and the Royals acquire two utility infielders in the span of a week.

Normally, a team like the Royals would not add talent at this point in the season. They are probably out of the running for the division title and the wild card will likely come from either the AL East or AL West (probably both). With two wild cards available, they have an outside chance of getting there. Shoring up second base is obviously a priority for them. Now they have Jamey Carroll and Emilio Bonifacio.

Of course, talking about utility infielders is not that exciting for fantasy players. It’s a lot more fun to debate about which quarterbacks should be in the top ten or which running backs to take for your team. If you can figure out which of the new Royals will play on a particular day, they might be of some use in daily fantasy baseball. It just isn’t that exciting.

Draftkings wants to keep your head in the game with great offers and terrific contests. Personally, I love coming back and giving it another go whether I’ve won or lost the previous day. Draftkings is offering more. They are running one more huge contest and this one only cost two dollars to qualify. The $100K Sweet Spot will run on August 23rd. Unlike many of the other contests, this one is very affordable. So, don’t give up on fantasy baseball quite yet.

Today, I’m playing in a Double Up! contest again. They range anywhere from a dollar to ten dollars, but each works the same way. If you finish in the top half you get almost twice as much as you put in. Naturally, DraftKings gets their cut because they have to pay their employees, the light bill, and make a little for their trouble. That being said, they are very generous to those that start playing as they will give you a deposit bonus you can access here.

My Lineup